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13. But don’t let their kindness fool you, them Canadians are ruthless with your emotions.”
More Come From Away on the way
A Canadian production of Come From Away is currently being staged in Winnipeg through Feb. Composers’ Corner: the utterly talented @SankoffandHein pic.twitter.com/XzMcgUXBft—
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A separate tour of the U.S. “Cod damn you Canadians for the 100 minutes wherein I constantly blinked back tears of gratitude for cheering for kindness and decency and your wonderful show,” Miranda tweeted after seeing the show in New York. “So you’re seeing this incredible kindness and generosity and beautiful work and they don’t let you clap the whole show,” Miranda tweeted, in all caps for emphasis. Miranda tweeted out a string of compliments for Irene Sankoff and David Hein after taking in their musical, which is based on the true story of how the town of Gander, N.L., welcomed over 7,000 stranded airline passengers after 9/11. 3 and moves to Toronto on Feb. Sankoff and Hein are also working on a big-screen adaptation of the show, which picked up a Grammy nomination for best musical theatre album in November. “It’s incredibly effective. And earned. He was amazed that Come From Away only gives the applause cue three times during the entire show, including at the end of the opening and closing numbers. He also applauded how Sankoff and Hein build excitement and tension throughout the show by not relying on a typical theatre technique. (Handout/Canadian Press)